GAME INFORMATION
Score: #5 St. Edward's 1, St. Mary's 0
Records: St. Edward's (6-0, 2-0 HC), St. Mary's (1-3-1, 0-2 HC)
Location: Sigma Beta Chi Field, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 289
TURNING POINT
-In the 52
nd minute, St. Edward's won a cornerkick. On the kick, the ball found the head of junior
GRANT MOBLEY who headed the ball to junior
TY MOBLEY.
TY MOBLEY was able to put the ball past the Rattler goalkeeper for the only goal of the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-In the first half, St. Edward's controlled the pace of play. They outshot St. Mary's 5-1, and that one shot by the Rattlers came with just two seconds left on the clock.
-The second half saw the Hilltoppers outshoot the home team again, 10-4. The Rattlers did get two shots on goal as senior goalkeeper
KEVIN LEIB turned away both attempts.
-Junior
JULIAN SANCHEZ nearly put the game away in the 86
th minute. He received the ball on a breakaway to go one-on-one with the Rattler goalkeeper. Sanchez's shot was tipped by the keeper and hit off the left post.
HILLTOPPER NOTES
-With the victory, St. Edward's increases its lead in the series to 42-15-7. They have now won 10-straight matchups over the Rattlers.
-The shutout was the fifth in six matches this season for the Hilltoppers.
-St. Edward's reduced its conference-leading goals-against average to 0.17.
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH BRIAN YOUNG
"Our second half was much better play than the first. We need to start the games off at a much faster pace. The goal was great execution and a very good finish by Ty (Mobley)."
UP NEXT
St. Edward's will be back in action Thursday when they host Lubbock Christian. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Lewis-Chen Family Field. Live video and stats will be available on the Hilltopper Athletic Website. You can follow the Hilltopper Men's Soccer team on Twitter at @SEUMSoccer
